crème
Americannoun
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cream
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any of various sweet liqueurs
crème de moka
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of crème
From French, dating back to 1815–25; see origin at cream
Example Sentences
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Spoon the warm blueberry sauce over the top and finish with whipped cream, crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The crème de la crème, however, is the pro shop, which is the only place where one can buy an item adorned with the Club’s logo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
If you go to a restaurant charging €19.50, your total cost for a veal steak with rice and a crème brûlée is just $23 at current exchange rates.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The ignominious honor for highest sugar level goes to the large caramel crème frozen coffee, which features a whopping 172 grams, 160 of them non-naturally-occurring sweeteners.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Heylmun had the vanilla gelato and the mango sorbet but not before she thought hard about the crème brûlée.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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